Dell U2713HM WQHD IPS 27" Monitor $649.99 + tax @ Costco

Quote from Rangerwolf : Okey thanks for the in depth reply. I didn't lie when i said it was the noob question Still, i see this resolution soon becoming the norm at much lower prices.. Apple is already leading the way with their PPI.. I think more and more monitors will have this

LG and Samsung make the panels for Apple.

If you didn't know , LG makes the panel for this Dell as well

Quote from dubleo : LG and Samsung make the panels for Apple. If you didn't know , LG makes the panel for this Dell as well

Oh i completely understand that, and i didn't mean what i said as its all thanks to apple that they are here. Just they are the ones trying to push the best resolutions possible into all the products they make.. I wish someone would take the lead on this like dell or acer or someone. Stop putting crappy little 1356x768 res displays into all the laptops lol

Quote from Rangerwolf : Okey thanks for the in depth reply. I didn't lie when i said it was the noob question Still, i see this resolution soon becoming the norm at much lower prices.. Apple is already leading the way with their PPI.. I think more and more monitors will have this

These resolutions have been available for quite some time. Apple does use these panels in their 27" iMacs and 27" external monitors. Lots of other companies use them, too.

If you want a really cheap one you can get a Korean assembled screen. For $300 you get one with only Dual-Link DVI input (basically only works for desktops without an expensive adapter) and not guaranteed to have a perfect panel. It may have a few dead pixels and may have uneven backlighting. I bought one of these to be a secondary monitor for my desktop and I happened to get one with zero dead pixels and only slightly uneven backlighting.

For $400 you can get one with a lot of inputs (HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort in addition to Dual-Link DVI) AND a US warranty. These will work on many laptops (anything with a DisplayPort or an HDMI 1.4 port). These also don't have a perfect panel guarantee.

The Dell one mentioned in this post has a 3 year advanced exchange warranty and a perfect panel guarantee. If you even have one dead/bright pixel they will advanced-replace it for you. This is a large part of the cost in these screens. They're expensive to ship if just one of the 3.7 million pixels is defective.

$300 ones just search on eBay for WQHD
$400 one is available from Microcenter [microcenter.com]

Quote from steveotron : I've had 2 Catleaps, and I've used the new Dell U2713HM and Asus PB278Q. A pixel perfect Catleap/Shimian/Crossover/etc. is $400-$500. It's worth the difference.

Quote from petard : I paid $290 shipped for my Catleap and it is pixel-perfect. I didn't pay for the pixel-perfect check though because it's a secondary monitor and I would have been OK with it having a dead pixel or two. Even now that's still a $360+tax difference but was closer to $500 back then.

I ended up getting two SHIMIAN Achieva 27" 1440p monitors for $270 each through a "Make An Offer" on eBay. Both worked great and had no issues out-of-the-box. Even came with the correct power brick/cable, which is occasionally an issue with some resellers.

I got two monitors for $100 (after tax) less than a Costco Dell 27". I like that!

Quote from Rangerwolf : Oh i completely understand that, and i didn't mean what i said as its all thanks to apple that they are here. Just they are the ones trying to push the best resolutions possible into all the products they make.. I wish someone would take the lead on this like dell or acer or someone. Stop putting crappy little 1356x768 res displays into all the laptops lol

Well , 1366 x 768 is normal since most people wouldn't want to spend much on a laptop.

About 9 years ago , IBM / lenovo introduced a 2048 x 1536 panel for one of their 15" laptops and we know how that ended up.

Quote from steveotron : I've had 2 Catleaps, and I've used the new Dell U2713HM and Asus PB278Q. A pixel perfect Catleap/Shimian/Crossover/etc. is $400-$500. It's worth the difference.

The difference for what? To get the Dell vs the Korean IPS? Care to elaborate?

What is the return policy on these? It this considered computers?

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I love this monitor, you wont regret it. Price is right, pixel count is high, and its the perfect size for a home gaming / theater monitor.

If anyone has a dell business account, these can be had for under $599 direct from Dell with 3-years of warranty. I just ordered one for my manager the other day.

I used to have 22" monitor with 1920 x 1080 res.

then I upgraded to

to acer 27" monitor with 1920-by-1080 resolution.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-H274HL...ed+monitor


It was not really a upgrade... it was basically bloated up 22".. didn't like it when I surf... it was ony good for watching movies.


Then I picked up Apple cinema display 30" with 2560 X 1600.. ( craigs)

the difference is night and day. so much better to work on.


IF YOU ARE PICKING UP 27" 30" monitor, don't cheap out on resolution.

Quote from tkkidd : Then I picked up Apple cinema display 30" with 2560 X 1600.. ( craigs)

Curious, what'd you pay for it?

Quote from petard : These resolutions have been available for quite some time. Apple does use these panels in their 27" iMacs and 27" external monitors. Lots of other companies use them, too. If you want a really cheap one you can get a Korean assembled screen. For $300 you get one with only Dual-Link DVI input (basically only works for desktops without an expensive adapter) and not guaranteed to have a perfect panel. It may have a few dead pixels and may have uneven backlighting. I bought one of these to be a secondary monitor for my desktop and I happened to get one with zero dead pixels and only slightly uneven backlighting. For $400 you can get one with a lot of inputs (HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort in addition to Dual-Link DVI) AND a US warranty. These will work on many laptops (anything with a DisplayPort or an HDMI 1.4 port). These also don't have a perfect panel guarantee. The Dell one mentioned in this post has a 3 year advanced exchange warranty and a perfect panel guarantee. If you even have one dead/bright pixel they will advanced-replace it for you. This is a large part of the cost in these screens. They're expensive to ship if just one of the 3.7 million pixels is defective. $300 ones just search on eBay for WQHD $400 one is available from Microcenter [microcenter.com]

I'm typing this on my new micro center 27" Auria EQ276W $399 27" 2560x1440 IPS. It also has VGA that will do 2560X1440. I have not tried the HDMI yet, I'm using DVI. It's excellent after fooling with the settings a bit. Lots of real estate, natural colors, vivid display.

Build quality is OK, Dell build is better..surprise..
The Auria stand sucks, so I'm using a Dell RM361 Monitor Stand , 20.00 NEW shipped from Ebay, or 100.00 plus tax from Dell..works great..The military purchased thousands of these stands and now they are dumped brand new on ebay..

I was toying with using two of these Auria on my desk, but I just don't think I have a use for two since I'm not really a gamer.

Dell build quality, warranty is better. I'm assuming the internal components are better too.

Quote from Geezerman : I'm typing this on my new micro center 27" Auria EQ276W $399 27" 2560x1440 IPS. It also has VGA that will do 2560X1440. I have not tried the HDMI yet, I'm using DVI. It's excellent after fooling with the settings a bit. Lots of real estate, natural colors, vivid display. Build quality is OK, Dell build is better..surprise.. The Auria stand sucks, so I'm using a Dell RM361 Monitor Stand , 20.00 NEW shipped from Ebay, or 100.00 plus tax from Dell..works great..The military purchased thousands of these stands and now they are dumped brand new on ebay.. I was toying with using two of these Auria on my desk, but I just don't think I have a use for two since I'm not really a gamer. Dell build quality, warranty is better. I'm assuming the internal components are better too.

Yeah Dell quality is better but the Dell is also far more expensive. You basically have to decide what is more important. I got my U3011 for $1000 summer 2011 before anyone really knew about these Korean ones. Once I found out about them earlier this year I bought one to serve as a secondary monitor. I didn't even have any trouble deciding quality vs price because it was a secondary.

I didn't know that Dell stands could work for other monitors. From my small ultrasharps, it seems they have their own mounting system and when the Dell mount is removed there is a standard VESA screw hole mount. I'm surprised that the Dell stand fit onto a non-Dell monitor.

EDIT: Just checked them out on eBay. Looks like they include an adapter to let you use standard VESA monitors. Those cheap stands are meant to have laptop docking stations in them though, doesn't it look funny without one?

Yeah, it's made for a Dell docking station, since I have a Dell M6600, it works great. If you don't use a docking station below, you have a flat plastic panel, great for paperwork. This stand has high quality metal, and rotates every which way. Bargain for 20.00